MEDIUM 6.4 NVD
CVE-2026-16758
The Snippet Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.0 du
The Snippet Shortcodes plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcode-variables/tags/5.1.7/includes/functio
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcode-variables/tags/5.1.7/includes/shortco
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortcode-variables/tags/5.1.7/includes/shortco
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3647346%40shortcode-variables&n
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6dd14860-2cf5-45ec-a1d6-69e43ecd
This medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.4 was published on 2026-08-16 via NVD.
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